Cork’s 96FM Giving for Living Radiothon returns for 2015

Published: May 21, 2015 - 5:38 pm

Cork’s 96FM Giving for Living Radiothon is back for 2015, live on air on May 21st, 22nd and 23rd.

This year’s Giving for Living Radiothon will support cancer services in Cork in the Mercy Hospital, Cork University Hospital, Marymount Hospice, Breakthrough Cancer Research and Cork Arc Cancer Support House.

This is the eighth time the event has taken place, with around €3m raised over the past seven years, taking in €406,000 of that in 2014.

Listeners can support Radiothon by signing up to become a “Friend for Life”, thereby making a donation each month or they can also make a one-off donations. The station are also looking for listeners to run their own coffee break or collect coins in a Giving for Living Change Box.

Cork’s 96FM will be playing stories about people’s personal experiences with cancer on air throughout the radiothon event.

Details of how to donate, where the funds go, and much more can be found at the radiothon web site.

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